The Weald Family Hub

The Weald Family Hub was established in 2018 as a community response to the challenge of declining mental health amongst children and young people in the area. Initiated by St Mary’s Church, Goudhurst and working alongside other churches in the Weald, it has now grown and gained considerably wider support.

The Weald Family Hub provides subsidised, 1:1 mental health counselling places delivered by professional counsellors to pupils in local Primary Schools. The Hub delivers community-based mental health counselling support that has a positive impact on children and young people with mental health challenges, ensuring as many of them receive the support they need as quickly and as effectively as possible.

Since it began operations, the Weald Family Hub has offered counselling places to more than 250 children in the area with 11 partnership schools accessing support. With 1 in 5 children aged 8-16 having a probable mental health disorder in 2023 according to statistics published by the NHS (1), children’s mental health in our community continues to be a key focus for the church.

More information 

If you would like to know more about the work we are doing and which schools we support in the area please visit the Weald Family Hub website wealdfamilyhub.org.uk or contact us at wealdfamilyhub@gmail.com.